The city of many names! Peter the Great who established the city named it Sankt-Pieter-Burch (Dutch) then standardized as Sankt-Peterburg (under German influence. After WWI, the Imperial government renamed the city Petrograd (Peter’s City), then Leningrad (after the death of Vladimir Lenin. Then back in 1991, it was renamed back to the original as Saint Petersburg, aka Piter to the local. St. Petersburg, the Window to the West, is often called the Venice of the North of Russian Venice due to its many water corridors. The city offers many historical sites namely State Hermitage Museum, Winter Palace, Peterhof, Savior on the Spilled Blood.
Trip Experience
We flew direct from Bangkok to Moscow via Doha then continued on to St. Petersburg as the first destination. We spent a few days here before flying to explore Moscow. We visited almost all the highlights in the city. When planning your trip, make sure that you purchased entrance ticket online prior to your visit to avoid lines. Also have your translation app handy, you will need it. Our trip was totally presence and did not have any bad experience. Many may have heard of thieves on streets or poor service, but we had a great experience in all aspects.
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